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gm people who are not in cannes
This is a Mega Roundup of everything I've seen over the past few days, packed with core updates & big news. If you want a newsletter with these insights, DM or reply to get added!
1. Farcaster Strategy: Team working on Stability, Clarity, Growth, Video, Creator Monetization, Mini Apps, Snapchain.
2. FC App Updates: New App Store build fixes bugs; Trending Tokens & Mini App Quick Search live.
3. FC Rewards Algo: Changes rolling out Tuesday to reward diverse engagement, reduce spam/coordination points.
4. FC V1 Deprecation: Frames v1 gone July 31st; Mini App sign-in defaults change July 3rd.
5. FC Verification Exp: Testing "staking" (10 USDC) for badge, video, boosts, spam reduction.
6. FC Legal: Contribute to Roman Storm legal defense via Mini App; EF matching $750K.
7. Base: "New Day One" event on July 16th, save the date for livestream.
8. Degen App/Airdrops: Airdrop 2 (Szn 17) June 30; Raindrop extended to July 31; Airdrops until app live.
9. Degen Treasury: Transparency update: using call options for income, Airdrop 3 funds shifted, reducing airdrops, no VC reliance.
10. Degen Rewards: Shifting daily rewards from July 19: Beefy (1.5M→1.25M), Aerodrome (+250K).
11. Zora: Creator Coins now claimable (50% over 5 yrs); send any coin from Zora smart wallet.
12. Introducing Reply Mini App: Frontend launches new FC messaging with verifiable value via onchain escrow.
13. Introducing Faircaster Agent: Luc launches agent tuned to FC signals, investing treasury; governance token via Clanker.
14. Neynar API & AI: API for fetching quote casts; Solana building instructions; AI mini-app open to all.
15. Los Fomos Crowdfund: For FC native Mini App and high-quality Farcaster First content.
16. Octant: Design for Ethereum contest (4.33 ETH prize) June 26 - July 3.
17. Virtuals: Airdrop happened; stake $VIRTUAL for points/governance, Auto Max-lock Mode for more rewards.
18. Tipn: $TIPN Earn is live; earn $TIPN rewards for tipping USDC.
19. Introducing Dots: Native launches agentic, ownable NFTs as economic actors.
20. Bankr: Limit orders live on Ethereum; now asks for coin charts; teased trading with leverage.
21. Recaster: Client UI/infra improvements: faster lists, Chinese support, full-width media/miniapps, haptic feedback. 3 replies
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This is the culmination of months of iterating on our product. One of the endgames was tokenization, but we weren’t sure how to approach it until we launched Guilds last year and ran a massive event built on top of Pirate Nation (an onchain game).
We got a lot of things right, but one key element was missing, a powerful coordination tool that also functioned as an incentive mechanism to bring people together toward shared goals.
That’s when we came up with the concept of 'Guild Tokens', which eventually evolved into 'Group Tokens' because we believe the onchain world is a permissionless, self-evolving MMO in itself.
We've seen attempts at similar concepts, mainly in the form of DAOs, but they often suffer from inaction, analysis paralysis, or get hijacked by malicious parties.
We’re building something more approachable for the next generation of crypto users—people who expect sleek UX, jargon-free tech, and intuitive tools but still want a powerful edge onchain. 7 replies
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